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But since a repetition of life cannot take place , there is nothing which , in my
opionin , so nearly resembles it , as to call to mind all the circumstances , and to
render their remembrance more durable , commit them to writing . By thus
employing ...
But since a repetition of life cannot take place , there is nothing which , in my
opionin , so nearly resembles it , as to call to mind all the circumstances , and to
render their remembrance more durable , commit them to writing . By thus
employing ...
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... he improved it by study , at the solicitation of a gentleman of the name of
Palmer , who was at that time the principal inhabitant of the village , and who
encouraged in like manner all my uincles to improve their minds . Thomas thus
rendered ...
... he improved it by study , at the solicitation of a gentleman of the name of
Palmer , who was at that time the principal inhabitant of the village , and who
encouraged in like manner all my uincles to improve their minds . Thomas thus
rendered ...
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I shall give an instance of this , which demonstrates an early disposition of mind
for public enterprises , though the one in question was not conducted by justice .
The mill pond was terminated on one side by a marsh , upon the borders of which
...
I shall give an instance of this , which demonstrates an early disposition of mind
for public enterprises , though the one in question was not conducted by justice .
The mill pond was terminated on one side by a marsh , upon the borders of which
...
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... his table , as often as possible , some friends , or well informed neighbours ,
capable of rational conversation ; and he was always careful to introduce useful
or ingenious topics of discourse , which might tend to form the minds of his
children ...
... his table , as often as possible , some friends , or well informed neighbours ,
capable of rational conversation ; and he was always careful to introduce useful
or ingenious topics of discourse , which might tend to form the minds of his
children ...
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I then , without looking at the book , endeavoured to restore the essays to their
due form , and to express each thought at length , as it was in the original ,
employing the most appropriate words that occurred to my mind . I afterwards
compared ...
I then , without looking at the book , endeavoured to restore the essays to their
due form , and to express each thought at length , as it was in the original ,
employing the most appropriate words that occurred to my mind . I afterwards
compared ...
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| Titel | The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His Life |
| Autor/in | Benjamin Franklin |
| Verlag | S. Andrus and Son, 1847 |
| Original von | University of California, Irvine |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Juni 2017 |
| Länge | 304 Seiten |
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